Gradually-variable speed-gear for cycles and the like.



, PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

' F. H. DE VEULLB.

APPLICATION E'ILEILMARQv .1907.

GRAUALLY VARIABLE SPEED GEAR FOR CYCLES AND THE LIKE.

rr lil- VEULLE, OF

HANDSWRTH, BRlvINGHAll/i, ENGL S PATENTS SYNDCATE, LIMITED, OF LNBOB RNHLANH. A VDRP A'iON @pacification of Letters Petentf zitented Elie; 5, 1909;.

.Application rled. Haren 2, .7.907. Serial Nm SGB?.

To ell -ivzom it' 'may Concern:

13o it known l, Fnrrnrinior; Yrlnnnr .on "'r'sULLn, a subject et the King of Greet Britain, residing et I'inndsworrli, Birmingham, in the county of Jurwicli, llnglund, have n vented eertnin new and useful Improvein or Relating to Grminslly-Verieliie Snced @leurs for and the Lilie, of Wnicli. ilic following is s specification.

This invention relates to gradually 4voriilile sp i gearing i'or cycles und the like, particularly to ,fzirisble gearing eoniprising en. epicyclic train with the planetv pinions nionnted on overrnnning clutches inwliicli not pinions can be advanced through 'ying ongle nt ouch revolution by ineens w engaged by en erin carried by each ect oi the invention is to proin which u gearing ot tins rontsinod. *wi .iin cycle nnb f the/seine dinifjfnsions s tliet .ins e. rer-ring jgroifiding 'two or fniect to A means for g me oi' tiro wearing when the i; being; .it up, und. tor altering that adjustment n i' n in 9 ff 91S 'C3/'pe Ln Winch e sun 3 D Tis only ore user, dirpinion end glane l tionity lios in eonstrneting s gesring oi' suit able diinen ns owing to tiro feet *het the sun pinion ties to attached to the linb shell, while the pir-.net ninions sind their cerrier lime to attra-cned to the driving sleeve or member 'wlii n ferries the chain sprocket. eonstru ni employed in this ease olivitlieso diitionlties in. a. simple manner Win the hul) is easy to manufacture.

.in the eeconipenying drawings:-.Figure l i' lon' tudinsi section of s gradually variefole spr d constructed accordance 'with this inif'ention; Fi" 2 is a section spprosinintel'y on the line i2-#2 in Fig. 1, with parts sin' i in elevation' Fig. 3 is o View on the line showing the arrangement of tne eotoetni disl; and ose-entries. Fig. 4 is un elevation., onrtly in seetion, or" the hul) Fig. 5 is a detail View of the pla-net pinion carrier; Fig. i ai vier; ot the gf :fr members looking in the opposite direction; Fig. 7 is en elevetion or l l l l l l s l l l l l l i l l l mounted on mill bearings n? (in these isst 'tliree `views the csrrier H2 is shown raised for the `Salze oi' olenrness, e posi tion which it nevenoecnpies when in operea tion). Fig. 8 is e sent-ion of the ring; Fig. 9 is an elevation. of 'the movable none and disk used for varying the geen' 5 Fig. i() is on eleve-- tion of the norrnell'vsr fixed eccentric with the movable eccentric shown in. section, While Fig. l1 shows o. planet pinion and its sleeve, seperated.

Lilie letters indicate like parts throughout tlie drawings.

In this construction, on the iiized spindle A is arranged looseljy the driving: sleeve l. This carries et its outer end the el'isin s i rocket C While on the inner end is screwed tric planet in this ere arranged the pins E which forni tire pivots of the planet pinions which pins are supported on the side nearest the chain sprocket C' oy o ring F.

his ring if is :ittnclied to the nrnis'- forining part oi the currier D and extending be tween the olsuet oinions (i. @n each of the pins 1s arranged u sl if forming the center or' eeeli planet pinion.. this sleeve is zn'- ranged the planet pinion which in the present construction lise n one foce of' it beveled clutch jews on tlie sleeve G1 is e clutch sleeve H which lios siniilur clutch ews H1 adaptedA to engage those G2 on the Planet pinion. Fisch. sleeve ii lise s nroecting erin H2 carrying sind or roller H. At the neck of enen planet nunon is e cod spring J which lies 1netween tlie planet pinion and the ring F. The s )ring il' in escli esse tends to keep the clntoii jews G2 H1 in engngernent. All t'ne studs iii lie in en annuler recess formed in e two part rin@ K. This ring is on on eccentric L. The eeeentric-L is 'in turn mounted 'upon an eccentric M the eccentrioities of tlie tvo eccentrics being ecgolil. This being; the esse, when the. maxima of tlie eocentrics are brought opposite to one another the ring K will be brought concentric with the s indie A, ont by rotating ille eee-nitric. L on t 1e eccentric M the amount oi eccentrieity een be Varied in the Well known manner. Similarly "oy rotating the central eccentric M in relation 'to the outer one the sinne eiliect is obtained. The eccentric M is mounted upon the spindle A und is brought 'up ege-inst n cone A* formed.

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7. in n, U 'the com" sa simil; tm: ambie bllalon Wit eeeeee A, e driven sleeve 'B surrounding seid spindle, e penet inicn ceirier D F attached to seid sleeve, p enet pinions G supported on both sides by seid carrier, overunning clutches n GZ, members such es H3 H3 connected through seid overwinning clutches to the pinions G, a vtwo-part ring K v:tempted te guide seid members H3, e double eccen- 'tric L M, onV which seid ring K is mounted,

the sleeve M ede ted to rotate the seid ec centric M on the Keri spindle A, the nut N for locking seid sleeve on e cone A1 on seid fixed spindie, end the cone P being adept-ed to rotate seid eccentric L, seid hub inciosing eil the aforesaid Working parte.

8. ln e, gredueiiy verieb e gearing the coinbinetion 'with e eycie hub of e driven planet inion carrier, planet pinions supported on iioth sides on seid carrier, e sun pinion ettecbed te seid hub and gearing with seid pienet piniens and means for advancing tbe piene' pA ins, said hub inciosing all the eine: id w O15/ring parte.

9. in e greeoelly variable gearing the coinbinetion of e driving member7 a driven member, ineens for advancing seid driven inember with respect to said driving member, members operating seid means and e guide for seid members, e double eccentric for supporting seid guide, Ineens' for moving one eccentric for edjustngvthe speed range of the gearing end Ineens for movlng the` other eecentric for changing the geen l0. In e gradually variable gearing the combination with c cycle hub and a fixed spindle for supporting seid hub of e driving member, e driven member, Ineens for advencing seid driven member with respect to seid drivingl member, members operating seid ineens and a guide for seid members, en eccentric for supporting seid guide, there being a cone on seid fixed spindle adapted to fit! a. conicei` recess in seid eccentric and e nut to lock seid eccentric against seid cone.

in testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREEEIUCK HENRY TIE VEULLE.

Witnesses B. G. HoDesoN, ERNEST HARKEB. 

